The San Francisco-based company Anthropic announced that the U.S. government has ordered the suspension of its two artificial intelligence systems, citing national security concerns. This decision affects Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, which will no longer be accessible to foreign nationals, including those working for Anthropic.
The order emerged from the government on Friday night. Anthropic shared this development in a social media post, highlighting the immediate need to disable these systems for compliance purposes. The Commerce Department issued the directive, according to an anonymous source, although the duration of the suspension remains unknown.
Claude Mythos, unveiled in April, is part of these systems. Initially, Anthropic restricted public access to ensure that hackers could not exploit them to breach computer networks. Despite being a promising tool, concerns quickly mounted in both Washington and Silicon Valley. Experts had long warned that A.I. might pose a new level of threat to cybersecurity.
To mitigate potential risks, Anthropic provided the Claude A.I. model to approximately 40 organizations. These entities play crucial roles in maintaining critical computer infrastructure and used the system to identify and patch security vulnerabilities ahead of any hacker activity.
The abrupt move to limit access reflects growing apprehension among authorities about the implications of advanced A.I. models. It represents an effort to balance innovation with the safeguarding of national security.